Exports

10.05.2013 - 08.27 pm Catalan economy contraction slows down and drops by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2013 Catalonia’s GDP decreased by 0.3% between January and March 2013, while the Spanish economy dropped by 0.7% in the same period. The Catalan figure...	24.04.2013 - 09.12 pm Container exports from Barcelona Port increased by 7.7% in the first quarter of 2013 Passenger traffic from the Catalan capital’s harbour increased by 18% in the period from January to March, and that of cruise passengers grew by 40...	16.04.2013 - 09.07 pm Catalan exports grow in Australia, Latin America and Northern Africa 54% of Catalonia’s external sales go to the international market while the remaining 46% go to the rest of Spain. The number of Catalan companies...	12.04.2013 - 09.01 pm Tarragona’s Port increased its activity by 4.2% in 2012 The Port of Tarragona moved 33 million tonnes of goods in 2012, slowly recovering the goods volume it had before the economic crisis. However it has...
21.03.2013 - 08.58 pm Catalonia’s economy contracted by 1% in 2012, while the Spanish GDP dropped by 1.4% According to the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE), the Catalan GDP fell by 1% last year. However, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute (...	29.01.2013 - 09.36 pm Nissan confirms that Barcelona is in the race to build its new sedan car again After having ruled out Barcelona because unions refused to sign Nissan’s final offer of modifying working conditions and reducing salaries in order...	24.01.2013 - 10.10 pm Container exportation from Barcelona Port grew by 8.7% in 2012 The Port of Barcelona, one of southern Europe’s main transport infrastructures, continues to bring positive results. Over the last year the Catalan...	18.01.2013 - 09.25 pm Nissan’s new car model, an investment of €130 million creating 4,000 jobs, will not be built in Barcelona Trade unions refused to sign the Japanese company’s final offer to increase the competitiveness of Barcelona’s plant by reducing salaries and...
14.01.2013 - 08.52 pm Seat improved international sales but sold 8.3% fewer cars in 2012 due to the crisis in Spain Barcelona-based car manufacturer Seat, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, delivered 8.3% fewer cars in 2012 compared to the previous year. In...	08.11.2012 - 10.15 pm The Catalan economy improves but still continues contracting over the third quarter The Catalan economy contracted by 0.3% between July and September, although its results improved slightly compared to the previous quarter, when it...	25.10.2012 - 10.35 pm Car manufacturer Seat starts production of the new León after investing €800 million in its Catalan plant The production of the new Seat León, the brand’s flagship model, guarantees 1,600 direct jobs and 6,000 indirect ones in the supply industries. The...	16.10.2012 - 10.07 pm Tarragona’s chemical hub represents 25% of Spanish total The chemical industries based in Tarragona, such as BASF, Dow Chemical and Repsol, expect their turnover to increase by 4% in 2012 compared to a year...
12.09.2012 - 08.40 pm Cava starts to become the sparkling wine of choice in Europe with record levels of exports 150 million bottles of Catalan Cava were exported last year. It is a historic record for Cava producers with Germany and the United Kingdom being the...	16.08.2012 - 07.35 pm Catalan exports increase by 7.4% in the first half of the year With 5.13 billion in foreign sales in June, Catalan exports have grown by 6.6% over the same period in 2011. Amongst the Autonomous Communities,...	16.07.2012 - 07.38 pm Catalonia leads Spanish fashion exports in 2011 The Catalan textile industry accounts for 34% of Spanish fashion exports. A new report by “The Brandery” shows that in 2011, Catalonia was a crucial...	04.07.2012 - 10.17 pm Catalonia sells more abroad than to the rest of Spain Catalan companies sold more goods and services abroad than they did to the rest of Spain in 2011. 52.9% of all Catalonia’s external sales were made...